TUSCALOOSA, Alabama -- Among other things Ole Miss coach Hugh Freeze was asked about his quarterbacks, Alabama's offensive line and meeting Nick Saban for the first time during an appearance on the weekly SEC coaches' teleconference.

1. How is injured quarterback Bo Wallace doing, and what about backup Barry Brunetti?

"I should know more today. We held him out yesterday, even though he told us that he thought he could go. So we’ll see how the ball is coming out of his hand today, but I feel optimistic about it. ... Barry has had some good moments in games, and we have confidence that he can move our offense. He’s a little inconsistent in practice, particularly in the passing game, but we’re getting him prepared."

2. How much does his play-calling have to adjust to what SEC defenses are good at?

"Every week you look at how teams want to play you – whether they want to be a seven-man box, eight-man box, how they want to fit the runs – and you adjust your schemes and play-calling to that. That’s something that occurs every week as far as the type of run plays that you’re going to call and the type of protection that you’re going to use. So certainly that’s something that you take into account. And the individual matchups you try to look at also."

3. How good is Alabama's big, strong, experienced offensive line?

"They’re pretty special. You can tell that those guys have bought into the physical system that Coach Saban wants them to play. They’re on the same page. You don’t see them making many mental mistakes at all. And then they know how to get the job done. When they make contact with the defensive line or linebackers, they want to finish. Again, it’s one of the best I’ve seen on tape. That’s why they are where they’re ranked now and why they’re in the national championship hunt each year, because they win up front on both sides."

4. How is he preparing true freshmen for the atmosphere they will enounter Saturday at Bryant-Denny Stadium?

"I don’t know that there’s any way that we can prepare them. Of course, we’re using crowd noise. ... Hopefully they handle this one OK. It’s part of the process of playing these young kids is that you have to go through some of the trial times with them, and this will be another one of those." Freeze once served as an assistant coach at Ole Miss. "I remember playing at Athens and at Tuscaloosa and LSU and Auburn – those great environments. You find yourself even in pregame kind of getting caught up in watching how the different universities and fans bases handle pregame. It’s an impressive thing when Alabama’s fans start singing ‘Sweet Home Alabama’ before the game. All of that is again why you enjoy playing and coaching in this league so much. … A lot of our coaches haven’t coached there before, so it’ll be an exciting atmosphere and one that will be a memory for us."

5. Did his first interaction with Saban come as the head coach at Briarcest Christian School in Memphis when the then-LSU head coach was recruiting Michael Oher?

"Yes, that was when I first met him. The interaction there was minimal. … He’s been extremely kind to me at the SEC meetings. Very friendly. I enjoyed meeting him and his wife at the Chick-fil-A deal. I have great respect for him."